foot binding in English
Chinese cultural practice in which a young girl's toes were curled under the feet and tightly bound with linen in order to prevent the feet from growing too large (outlawed in 1911)
Use "foot binding" in a sentence
1. 10 Much erotica produced during this period focused itself on the practice of foot binding.
2. They inveighed against slavery, concubinage , foot binding, arranged marriage, cruel punishments, and the use of opium.
3. On the other foot, they're a self - inflicted western version of Chinese foot binding , a painful mutilation.
4. Although concubinage and foot-binding have been outlawed, the woman's role is still considered to be in the home.
5. A secondary emphasis was on the need to overthrow feudal practices such as foot binding, concubinage and inequality of women.
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